So close to home: a true story of an American family's fight for survival during World War II
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Contributors:
O'Leary, Alison, author.
Published:
New York : Pegasus Books, ©2016.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
xi, 238 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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On May 19, 1942, a U-boat in the Gulf of Mexico stalked its prey fifty miles from New Orleans. Captained by twenty nine-year-old Iron Cross and King's Cross recipient Erich Wurdemann, the submarine set its sights on the freighter Heredia with sixty-two souls on board. Most aboard were merchant seamen, but there were also a handful of civilians, including the Downs family: Ray and Ina, and their two children, eight-year-old Sonny and eleven-year-old Lucille. Fast asleep in their berths, the Downs family had no idea that two torpedoes were heading their way. When the ship exploded, chaos ensued--and each family member had to find their own path to survival. -- Amazon.com.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
1681771306, 9781681771304, 9781681774329
Notes
General Note
Maps on lining papers.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
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On May 19, 1942, a U-boat in the Gulf of Mexico stalked its prey fifty miles from New Orleans. Captained by twenty nine-year-old Iron Cross and King's Cross recipient Erich Wurdemann, the submarine set its sights on the freighter Heredia with sixty-two souls on board. Most aboard were merchant seamen, but there were also a handful of civilians, including the Downs family: Ray and Ina, and their two children, eight-year-old Sonny and eleven-year-old Lucille. Fast asleep in their berths, the Downs family had no idea that two torpedoes were heading their way. When the ship exploded, chaos ensued--and each family member had to find their own path to survival. -- Amazon.com.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Tougias, M. J., & O'Leary, A. (2016). So close to home: a true story of an American family's fight for survival during World War II. Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Tougias, Michael J., 1955- and Alison, O'Leary. 2016. So Close to Home: A True Story of an American Family's Fight for Survival During World War II. Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Tougias, Michael J., 1955- and Alison, O'Leary, So Close to Home: A True Story of an American Family's Fight for Survival During World War II. Pegasus Books, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)Tougias, Michael J. and Alison O'Leary. So Close to Home: A True Story of an American Family's Fight for Survival During World War II. Pegasus Books, 2016.
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